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TIL women in China get 98 days of government-funded maternity leave by default, an extra 15 days for difficult childbirths, and even a shortened maternity leave up to 42 days for miscarriages. Also, if women have a late childbirth (after the age of 23) they can get an extra month of leave or more.

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GAXmN TIL: The Prison Mirror is believed to be the oldest continuously published prison paper in the U.S.
1aVed TIL that Willie, a parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the toddler she was babysitting began to choke. Megan was in the bathroom, the parrot began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue. Megan rushed over and performed the Heimlich, saving the girls life.
neRGo TIL that French President Charles De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt due to the bullet being stopped by the frame of the photograph of his daughter Anne that he always carried with him. Anne had downs syndrome and died 14 years earlier at the age of 20
4kbe5 TIL when Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (1858-1889) was six, he received water treatment, waking up with pistol shots, nocturnal exposure in the zoo as well as hours of exercise as part of his military education. This abuse was likely a contributing factor in his later suicide.
PYBxO TIL the song "November Rain" was left off of Guns N' Roses major breakthrough album "Appetite for Destruction" at the last minute, as "Sweet Child of Mine" was thought to be enough of a ballad for one album.